9.45 pm: While Arvind Kejriwal could contest against Narendra Modi in Varanasi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would field a different candidate against the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate in Vadodara, senior party leader Prashant Bhushan said.

9.20 pm: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday released its 10th list of candidates for 22 Lok Sabha seats across six states.

9.02 pm: In what could stoke fresh controversy in BJP after the row over L K Advani’s ticket, the party today replaced his loyalist and sitting MP Harin Pathak with actor Paresh Rawal from Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat.

9.00 pm: Five-time MP Haren Pathak, who is close to L K Advani, was denied a BJP ticket: TV reports.

8.40 pm: BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will visit Chandigarh on March 29 and will address a rally in support of BJP candidate from city Kirron Kher.

8.00 pm: The ruling BJD in Odisha today denied ticket to eight sitting MLAs including former Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadai and two sitting MPs while announcing its candidates for 19 assembly and four Lok Sabha constituencies.

6.30 pm: NCP leader and Union minister Praful Patel, former BJP national president Nitin Gadkari, AAP leader Anjali Damanai and Maharashtra minister Shivajirao Moghe were among those who filed nominations for Lok Sabha polls in Vidarbha region on Saturday.

6.12pm: Two-time Congress MP and Haryana Chief Minister’s son Deepinder Singh Hooda, who is seeking re-election from Rohtak parliamentary constituency, has declared his assets value, including that of his wife, at over Rs 35 crore.

5.55 pm: An FIR was today lodged against AAP leader Kumar Vishwas and his 40 supporters at Shukul Bazar police station here for violating Model Code of Conduct.

5.50 pm: BJP today alleged that Congress leaders were trying to polarise voters as they are unable to answer questions on the government’s “failure” to address issues of poverty, inflation and corruption.

3:00 pm: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will address an election rally at Koroimura in Sipahijala district of Tripura on March 25.

2:45 pm: Safety and security of journalists, implementation of Majithia Wage Board, insurance and pension for journalists are some of the issues the Journalists’ Union of Assam (JUA) wants political parties to include in their election manifestos for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

2:41 pm: A group of pro-AAP fishermen today staged a road blockade here protesting deninal of police permission for setting up the party election office at a particular place.

2:23 pm: After denying ticket to Jaswant Singh from Barmer, BJP on Saturday sought to placate him saying that he is a senior leader and his services will be utilised appropriately.

10:26 am: Hitting out at BJP over the Advani ticket issue, Shiv Sena on Saturday questioned why the party took so long to decide on his Lok Sabha seat and said while Narendra Modi’s era has begun, it does not mean that it is the end of Advani’s era in Varanasi.

8:44 am: Modi will join Ramdev’s Yoga Mahotsav at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. Ramdev on his part is ready to go to Varanasi to campaign for BJP’s prime ministerial nominee and denies any differences with the BJP over candidates.

8:40 am: A day after L K Advani was forced to climb down from his position over the choice of Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP snubbed the patriarch’s loyalist and veteran leader Jaswant Singh, denying him the ticket from his home turf of Barmer in Rajasthan.